"Still, it's the first time such a bill has made it out of committee, and that's a big deal, according to John Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project. "This is the first time that a 'do not track' bill has actually had a hearing and been debated and then voted forward in the legislative process," he said." It's not clear what technology would be used to implement this - might work through a setting on your browser. Google, Facebook, Time Warner have sent letters to the California State Senate saying the proposed law is unconstitutional.

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